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2016: The ‘Regime Change’ Election And What Comes Next Part 1

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 27, 2018

By JIM HALL
Los Alamos

This series of articles answers the questions of “What happened in the 2016 Election, and Why?” I believe the current situation is like a storm on the sea. Lots of froth on top, masking deep currents underneath.

Several friends, knowing I follow social and political trends, asked me, “Jim, what the H— is going on?”. Intrigued, I researched and developed a presentation with which independents, liberals, and conservatives seem to agree. This series of articles expand on major elements of the presentation titled, “2016: The “Regime Change” Election and What Read More

Udall Fights To Protect Children’s Privacy Rights

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 27, 2018

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) questioned top executives from various technology and telecommunications firms, including Google, Twitter, Apple, Amazon, AT&T and Charter, about whether they are taking the appropriate steps to protect data privacy rights for consumers in New Mexico and across America.

In a Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled “Examining Safeguards for Consumer Data Privacy,” he focused on potential violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by kids apps hosted

Governor Presents Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office With DWI Mobile Unit

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 26, 2018

Gov. Susana Martinez

STATE News:

LAS CRUCES — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez presented the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office with a brand-new mobile DWI unit, equipped with breath-testing stations and drunk tanks that will help DWI checkpoints run more efficiently.

“This new, high-tech DWI mobile unit will help checkpoints run more quickly and effectively, helping Dona Ana combat drunk driving,” Martinez said. “It’s another tool to help our officers who are on the roads keeping us safe. I cannot thank our brave officers enough for the work they do.”

The mobile DWI unit

Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office Takes Part In Tuesday’s National Voter Registration Day

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 26, 2018

Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office staff members operate a voter registration booth Tuesday night in the lobby of the Municipal Building. The clerk’s office took part in National Voter Registration Day. Throughout the day, booths were located around town including Los Alamos High School, Starbucks and the White Rock Senior Center with information on how to vote as well as sample ballots for the upcoming election in November. County Clerk Naomi Maestas said Los Alamos has a high registration rate. From left, Chief Deputy Clerk Adrianna Ortiz, Deputy Clerk Victoria Martinez, County Read More

Heinrich To Be Featured Speaker At National Clean Energy Week Symposium

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 26, 2018

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― At 4:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. MT, today, Sept. 26, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the son of a utility lineman and one of just a few engineers in Congress, will be a featured speaker at the National Clean Energy Week Policy Makers Symposium to discuss his vision for America’s clean energy future.

Through his role on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Heinrich has advocated for growing the clean energy economy in New Mexico. His efforts to secure

Udall, Heinrich, Luján Announce $1.3 Million To NTU For Metrology And Materials Center

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 26, 2018

CONGRESSIONAL News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján have announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $1.3 million to Navajo Technical University (NTU) in Crownpoint, NM to build a Metrology and Materials Center (MMTC).

The MMTC will offer training for displaced energy sector workers to develop competitive skills for emerging industries including 3D metal printing, machining, robotics and advanced manufacturing. According to the EDA’s estimates, the

Western Caucus Urges Repeal Of WOTUS

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 25, 2018

CWC News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Sept. 20, members of the Congressional Western Caucus released the following statements calling for full repeal of the Obama Administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through the final conference report of the Farm Bill or through the passage of the Department of the Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act of 2019:

Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden (OR-02): “In my meetings throughout rural Oregon, farmers, ranchers, and property owners have repeatedly expressed their

Letter To The Editor: The Realization Of Ruination

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 25, 2018

By MIKE ADAMS

Los Alamos

I have been struggling!

…Really struggling!

For the better part of a few years, I’ve slowly been realizing, much to my horror, that I will likely never be appointed to serve as a justice on the supreme court of the United States of America. This is quite a blow to my search for meaning in life.

Ever since realizing my predicament, I have vacillated between feeling that life is ruined and feeling that maybe my sense of ruination is perhaps hyperbolic. But when yesterday I read that Lindsay Graham would not ruin Brett Kavanaugh’s life by voting against his appointment to Read More

Former Gov. Gary Johnson Visits Los Alamos Makers

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 25, 2018

Los Alamos Makers Founder Prisca Tiassé Yoder and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson who is running for the U.S. Senate, during an open house Friday at Los Alamos Makers at 3540 Orange St. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

From left, County Council candidate Helen Milenski, Los Alamos Makers Founder, former Gov. Gary Johnson and Sheriff candidate Chris Luchini during the open house Friday at Los Alamos Maker. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Visitors and supporters enjoy food and mingling during the open house. Courtesy photo

Los Alamos Makers News:

Congress Must Extend Farm Bill By Sept. 30

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 25, 2018

CRA News:

LYONS, NE ― Congress has five days to act before the 2014 farm bill expires.

In response, Center for Rural Affairs Policy Associate Cora Fox said failing to pass a new farm bill or extend the current farm bill lets down farmers and ranchers.

She said at this point, passage of a 2018 farm bill before the Sept. 30 deadline seems unlikely.

“In the absence of a new farm bill, it is imperative that lawmakers extend current legislation,” Fox said. “Farmers and ranchers across the country rely on important programs that will sunset without an extension of the 2014 farm bill.”

Udall, Heinrich, Luján Announce $400,000 In Rural Opioid Grants For Rio Arriba County

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 25, 2018

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Monday, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded two grants totaling $400,000 to combat the opioid epidemic in Rio Arriba County.

The County of Rio Arriba and El Centro Family Health each received $200,000 in grants through the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to support the treatment and prevention of substance use disorder (SUD) in rural high-risk

House Dist. 43 Candidate Christine Chandler Meets With Educators To Discuss Ideas For Improving Education

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2018

Los Alamos County Councilor and Democratic candidate for New Mexico House Dist. 43, Christine Chandler, met with several educators Sunday at a local residence to discuss ideas on how to improve education. Councilor Chandler is endorsed by both teachers unions. Topics included PARCC and other high stakes testing, the need for high quality early childhood education access and various educational inequities both in Los Alamos and throughout the district. Councilor Chandler who has made Education a central pillar of her platform, will be meeting with several stakeholder groups in the coming Read More

Udall, Heinrich, Lujan Grisham Announce $20 Million From NSF For NM SMART Grid Center At UNM

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2018

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that the University of New Mexico (UNM) was awarded a $20 million, five-year grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create the New Mexico SMART (Sustainable, Modular, Adaptive, Resilient and Transactive) Grid Center, an interdisciplinary research and education program to help support development of a modern electric grid.

The center will coalesce ongoing independent research efforts throughout New Mexico in academia, national

Udall, Heinrich: $1 Million For Veterans Housing

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2018

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) have announced that the New Mexico Affordable Housing Charitable Trust has won a $1 million competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help disabled veterans modify their homes to help them live independently.

In partnership with the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, the Trust will use this funding to rehabilitate or modify an estimated 90 primary residences for eligible veterans statewide.

“Veterans and

VFW Hosts Los Alamos Candidate Forum Tonight

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2018

VFW News:

VFW Post 8874 is proud to host a local Los Alamos Candidate forum, and veterans, their families and the local public are invited attend.

Where: VFW Post 8874 at 1793 Deacon St.
Time: 6 p.m.
Date: Sept. 24, 2018

This forum will allow veterans and community members to hear and ask questions of the local candidates.

Poll Watchers Sought For Election Day Nov. 6

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2018

CCNM News:

Every election year the nonpartisan organization, Common Cause New Mexico (CCNM), works to help voters cast their vote freely by fielding a team of volunteer “poll watchers” to help answer voter questions, locate their poll and make sure their votes are counted.

CCNM is now recruiting volunteers from all over New Mexico.

Poll watchers are an integral part of CCNM Election Protection project. CCNM recruits lawyers, students and ordinary citizens from across the state organizing them to take part in our democracy and make sure it works for everyone.

After reviewing Read More

Letter To The Editor: Let’s Hire The Best For District 43 … Christine Chandler, Competence And Experience

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2018

By JODY BENSON

Los Alamos

We have a candidate for State House Representative District 43 who has three essential qualifications for governing:

Experience in politics;
Contacts; and,
Knowledge of the district and the needs of the entire population rather than just a constituency of a particular political party.

With experience comes credibility and competence. This competent candidate is Christine Chandler.

Not only has Christine served in elected office as County Councilor and Probate Judge, she has already worked four sessions as an analyst at the Legislature. With her experience, Read More

New Mexico’s Military And Overseas Voters To Begin Receiving General Election Absentee Ballots

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 23, 2018

Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver

SECRETARY News:

SANTA FE ― Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver announces that New Mexico county clerks have begun sending ballots to all federally qualified voters living outside the U.S. who have submitted a valid absentee application.

These voters are covered under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) and the state’s Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act (UMOVA).

“Election Day is quickly approaching and the men and women living and serving outside the U.S. are afforded

Fifth Helium Auction Generates Nearly $59 Million

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 23, 2018

BLM News:

AMARILLO, Texas ― Serving demand for resources that support economic activity around the nation and the world, and fulfilling the Trump Administration’s commitment to an all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Bureau of Land Management auctioned 210 million cubic feet (MMcf) of crude helium from the Federal Helium Reserve for a total of $58,700,000 in revenue, which will be deposited in the Treasury for use in funding for national programs and projects.

Eight bidders representing companies from several countries participated in the auction, which offered

Udall, Klobuchar Introduce Resolution Recognizing 50th Anniversary Of Indian Civil Rights Act

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 23, 2018

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, introduced S. Res. 631, a Senate resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Indian Civil Rights Act and the importance of expanding voting rights access for American Indians and Alaska Natives.

This resolution honors Native voting rights advocates from around the nation, including Miguel Trujillo, a Marine Corps veteran and Isleta

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